Seven Hours at Horseshoe Bend Big Bend There are no guardrails

There are no guardrails

this image remains one of my favorite night photographs from one of my favorite places

Permanence versus insignificance

ringed by steep crater walls and pockets of dense vegetation that thrive along its edges

Seven Hours at Horseshoe Bend Big Bend There are no guardrailsHorseshoe Bend, Arizona Horseshoe Bend is one of the most photographed viewpoints in the American Southwest. Millions of people pass through every year. Its crowded, loud, and usually the last place I would choose to shoot. But this photograph wasnt made as a checklist stop. It was made at a breaking point. This image came from my very first self assigned expedition across the West. The pandemic had erased my job and the structure I had built my life